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How to watch the top -class boxing: Norman Jr. vs. Sasaki on ESPN+

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Brian Norman Jr., WBO WBO, will defend his crown against Japanese pretender Jin Sasaki in Thursday’s boxing at the main ESPN event at OTA City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Norman (27-0, 21 KO), the youngest world champion in boxing, will be the defense of the second title. Decatur from 24-year-old Decatur, Georgia, won TKO on the third round over Derrieck Cuevas on March 29 to stop the belt. Norman caught the ephemeral WBO title when Giovani Santillan upset in May 2024.

Norman, the second ESPN welterweight behind Jaron Ennis, lost his ephemeral tag after Terenka Crawford moved to the younger medium scale.

Sasaki (19-1-1, 17 KO), which has been invincible in nine fights since its transition to a welterweight, will enter the ring for the first time since the Sakai show in a unanimous decision in January. 23-year-old Sasaki, seventh place in the secondary ESPN, won for the first time in his career in his career (12 rounds).

Cristian Araneta (25-2, 20 KO) and Thanongsak Simsri (38-1, 34 KO) will face the free title of IBF Junior Flyight IBF.

Also on the highest boxing on ESPN: Notman Jr. vs. Sasaki Fight Card:

Sora Tanaka (3-0, 3 KO) will face Southpaw Takeeru Kobata (14-7-1, 6 KO) for the empty OPBF title in a welterweight clash planned for 12 rounds.

Where can I watch the top -class boxing on ESPN: Norman Jr. vs. Sasaki Fight Card?

The main card is to start on Sunday at 13:30 et ESPN+ AND Disney+.

Fans can catch the entire action at the center of boxing streaming to the highest extent.

How can fans access more boxing content from ESPN?

Check the ESPN Boxing Hub website to get the latest news, functions, schedules, rankings and others.

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Jose Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha Fight Scorecard Analysis

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Jose Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha Fight Scorecard Analysis

World Boxing News provides a scorecard as Jose Ramirez faces Alexis Rocha over ten rounds at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Ramirez takes on Rocha in an all-action welterweight clash on the undercard of Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn.

The contest is scheduled for ten three-minute rounds in the welterweight division.

WBN scores every round live below.


Ramirez vs Rocha Scorecard

Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha

Welterweight
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
10×3


Round Ramirez Rocha
Round 1 10 9
Round 2 10 9
Round 3 10 9
Round 4 9 10
Round 5 10 9
Round 6 9 10
Round 7 9 10
Round 8 10 9
Round 9 8 10
Round 10 10 9
WBN Totals: 95 94

Official Result: ROCHA UD – 98-91, 98-91, 97-92


Ramirez vs Rocha Preview

Former unified super lightweight world champion Jose Carlos Ramirez faces Alexis Rocha in a ten-round welterweight contest in Las Vegas.

Ramirez enters the fight looking to rebuild after consecutive defeats, while Rocha arrives following a run that has included three victories and a draw in his last four contests.

The fight forms part of the Garcia vs Benn card at T-Mobile Arena and is available live on Paramount+ and DAZN PPV.

Follow WBN’s live boxing coverage throughout the event.


About the Author

Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.

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Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn Live Results: Las Vegas Showdown Highlights

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Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn Live Results: Las Vegas Showdown Highlights

LIVE COVERAGE

World Boxing News provides live results and updates from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as Ryan Garcia faces Conor Benn for the WBC welterweight title.

Garcia and Benn meet over 12 rounds in the main event, while Jai Opetaia faces Noel Mikaelian in a 12-round cruiserweight clash on the co-feature.

The card also features Mark Magsayo against Andres Cortes, while former unified super lightweight champion Jose Carlos Ramirez takes on Alexis Rocha.

WBN provides live results and updates from every bout as they happen, plus selected scorecards.

Scorecards:

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn
Jai Obadiah vs. Noel Michaelian
Mark Magsayo vs. Andres Cortes
Da’Mazion Vanhouter vs. Raphael Akpejiori
Jose Ramirez vs. Alexis Rocha


Results

All times are local.

15:32

Jose Ramirez and Alexis Rocha went the distance in Las Vegas, with Rocha taking a unanimous decision despite WBN scoring the fight 95-94 for Ramirez.

WBN had Ramirez winning six of the ten rounds, but a 10-8 ninth round for Rocha tightened the scorecard considerably.

The official judges saw a far wider fight, awarding Rocha the victory by scores of 98-91, 98-91 and 97-92.

14:41

Ryan Garcia’s younger brother Sean Garcia opened the prelims with a six-round points victory over Abraham Morales.

Garcia looked slick at times and scored a third-round knockdown before a point deduction for excessive holding in round five effectively wiped out the advantage.

Garcia remained in control and took the decision 58-54 twice, while judge Patricia Morse Jarman returned an unfathomable 56-56 card.

14:11

Sean Garcia enters the ring for the first bout of the night.

Remaining Bouts

Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn — 12 rounds, welterweight

Jai Opetaia vs Norair Mikaeljan — 12 rounds, cruiserweight

Mark Magsayo vs Andres Cortes — 10 rounds, lightweight

Da’Mazion Vanhouter vs Raphael Akpejiori — 8 rounds, heavyweight

Vlad Panin vs Dakota Linger — 6 rounds, welterweight

Abel Gonzalez vs Raul Salomon — 8 rounds, super middleweight

Oswaldo Molina vs. Pablo Rubio Jr. — 6 rounds, super featherweight


TV Coverage

The prelims begin at 5 p.m. ET, with the main card starting at 8 p.m. ET live on Paramount+.

Follow WBN’s live boxing coverage throughout the event.


About the Author

Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.

Read Phil Jay’s full bio and latest stories.

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Jeff Mayweather Compares Floyd Mayweather and Terence Crawford: Crawford is a Better Puncher

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Jeff Mayweather Compares Floyd Mayweather and Terence Crawford: "Crawford is a Better Puncher"

Both Floyd Mayweather and Terence Crawford hung up the gloves with undefeated records, and Mayweather’s uncle and former trainer Jeff Mayweather has assessed how a battle between the pair, in their primes, would play out.

Mayweather retired as a five-division world champion with a legendary 50-0 undefeated record, defeating the likes of Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao in a career that will be spoke about for decades to come.

Meanwhile, Crawford retired last year after becoming the first post-war three-division undisputed world champion, walking away from the sport with his unbeaten record intact after 42 pro contests and a career best victory over Canelo Alvarez.

Discussing a fantasy fight between the two superstars with Sean ZittelJeff Mayweather shared his love for ‘Bud’ but maintained that he would fancy ‘TBE’ to come out on top.

“It’s one of them fights where fans would probably be split down the middle. Of course, I would choose my nephew [to win] but Terence Crawford is a damn good fighter.

“I don’t just like him as a fighter, I like him as a person, I like the way that he carries himself, what he stands for and what he represents. So I like a lot about Terence Crawford.”

The 62-year-old then went on to admit that Crawford may have been a better puncher than Mayweather, but favoured the elusiveness of his nephew over the aggression of the Omaha-born southpaw.

“If the fight happened and Floyd was in his prime, I think that Floyd would beat him. I think that Terence fights and gets hit a whole lot, I have never seen a fight where Floyd got hit a whole lot.

“Terence Crawford was a better puncher than Floyd, I think, so it’s a fight that either one could win but I’m going with my nephew!”

Crawford has been linked to a comeback in recent dayswith fight fans keen to see the 39-year-old return to action and face unified super-welterweight world champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.

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